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galactic latitude

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galactic latitude [gə′lak·tik ′lad·ə‚tüd]
(astronomy)
Angular distance north or south of the galactic equator; the arc of a great circle through the galactic poles, between the galactic equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward from the galactic equator through 90° and labeled N or S to indicate the direction of measurement.


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Zero galactic latitude is the plane in which most of the galaxy lies.
 
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